Pfc. Kacey Cruise, B Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Glouster, Ohio native, pulls guard onto of a roof, Nov. 21, in Zangabad, More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Jon M. Wawrek from Syracuse, N.Y., puts the final turn on the well cap of an artesian well as Chief Equipment Operator Toby A. Davis from Panama City, Fla., looks on. Both Seabees a More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Jon M. Wawrek, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, prepares a water sample for lead and pesticide testing. The water is from a flowing artesian water well tha More
Spc. Zachery Hamilton of C Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment is reenlisted by Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III on Thanksgiving at Combat Outpost Siah Choy, Afghanistan, Nov. More
U.S. Army Pfc. Franklin Sena, an infantryman and Tactical Explosives Detection Dog (TEDD) handler with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd I More
U.S. Army Soldiers with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, walk along the top of a grape row during a dismounted patrol More
District Gov. Haji Faizal Mohammad addressed district leaders during a village security shura and an ALP graduation ceremony in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. More than 70 villagers More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment set up a traffic control point (TCP) at Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The TCP assisted the transfer of nearby co More
Thirty-seven U.S. Service members pose for a photo after stating the Oath of Allegiance and receiving their official naturalization papers in a ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, July 4 More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, occupy a security position in a Stryker vehicle at Forward Operating Base Zangabad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2013. The squadron re More
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, bow their heads in prayer during an invocation given at a transfer of authority ceremony July 20, 2013, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. (U.S. More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Swartzbaugh (left), anti-terrorism force protection officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, speaks with Staff Sgt. Richard Sw More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy Kinder, a platoon leader with Troop B (Bull Troop), 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, inspects an area of land for hostile forces Aug. 12, 2013 around Forward Operating Base Za More
Pfc. Kacey Cruise, B Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Glouster, Ohio, native, gives a thumbs up while providing security from a More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 prepare to cap a water well in the Panjwai District of Zangabad, Afghanistan. NMCB-11 is homeported in Gulfport, Miss., and deployed to Afghanis More
Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 remove a well rig before capping the well to harness this natural source of water for sustaining U.S. and allied forces operating in the Panjwai distri More
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno is briefed by Afghan National Army Brig. Gen. Ahman Habibi, commander of 1st Kandak, 205th Hero Corp at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, More
1st Lt. Michael McMillan of C Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment is promoted by Undersecretary of the Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal on Thanksgiving at Combat Outpost Siah Choy, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2 More
U.S. Army Spc. Steven Asaro, a radio-telephone operator with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security from o More
Pfc. Franklin Sena, an infantryman and Tactical Explosives Detection Dog handler with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Divi More
New Afghan Local Police members stand in formation during a graduation ceremony in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. More than 70 villagers and district leaders demonstrated patriotism More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment conduct a traffic control point (TCP) at Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The TCP assisted the transfer of nearby c More
Spc. Karlen Minasyan, a Gyumri, Armenia, native and combat engineer with 59th Mobility Augment Company, Fort Hood, Texas, poses for a photo with David Roy, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (US More
U.S. Army Troops with 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, bow their heads in prayer during an invocation given at a transfer of authority ceremony July 20, 2013, at Zangabad, Afghanistan. The ceremony fo More
U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Arthur with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, occupies a security position at Forward Operating Base Zangabad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 20, 2013. The squa More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeremy Kinder (right), a platoon leader with Troop B (Bull Troop), 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, and an interpreter speak with local Afghan children Aug. 12, 2013 around Forward O More
Pfc. Corey Aaron, B Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls guard, Nov. 21, in Zangabad, Afghanistan. Soldiers in Zangabad patrol f More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Jon M. Wawrek from Syracuse, N.Y., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, lifts the driller stand to remove a well rig so he and his crew can cap the well, harnessing t More
Equipment Operator Jon M. Wawrek and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael A. Castaldi, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11, cap an artesian water well in the Panjwai District of Za More
A soldier from 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division demonstrates using a Mine Hound metal detector during a counter improvised explosive device lane for the Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odi More
1st Lt. Michael McMillan and Sgt. Jeremy Washington, both of C Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, look on during a speech by the Undersecretary of the Army and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army o More
U.S. Army Pfc. Franklin Sena, an infantryman and Tactical Explosives Detection Dog (TEDD)handler with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd In More
U.S. Army Soldiers with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provide security during a dismounted patrol at Shubazai, Afgh More
A Stryker armored vehicle manned by U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, is used to provide security during a traffic control point (TCP) at Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afgh More
Thirty-seven U.S. Service members from 22 different countries take the Oath of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, July 4, 2013. (U.S. Army National G More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Burchill with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, looks over his area of operations as part of his duties as sergeant of the guard at Forward Operating Base Zangabad in More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Dooghan, commander of 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Young, senior enlisted adviser for the battalion, case the bat More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Jurczak (left), internment resettlement noncommissioned officer for Combined Task Force Dragoon, Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Swartzbaugh (middle), anti-terrorism force protection offi More
Artesian well water flows up from 680 feet below the surface after being tapped by Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 to sustain U.S. and allied forces operating in the Panjwai district More
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, listens to a counter improvised explosives device brief from 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanis More
Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal (center) chats with Command Sgt. Maj. Edd Watson (Left), Regional Command (South) and Third Infantry Division command sergeant major, during a Thanksgiving visit at Co More
U.S. Army Spc. Marcel Gonzalez, a gunner with Company C, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security over the top of a gra More
New Afghan Local Police members display certificates of completion during a graduation ceremony and village shura in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. More than 70 villagers and distric More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy N. Butler, with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment conducts biometric enrollments during a traffic control point (TCP) in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, More
U.S. Army Spc. Dora Tupuola, an American Somoa native and disbursing clerk with 230th Financial Management Support Unit, Alpha Detachment, leads 37 Service members in the Pledge of Allegiance during the Natural More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Burchill, right, with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, is interviewed by a public affairs personnel about his duties as sergeant of the guard at Forward Operating Bas More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Dooghan, right, the commander of the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, and Command Sgt. Maj. Stephen Young, the senior enlisted adviser for the Batt More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Jurczak (right), internment resettlement noncommissioned officer for Combined Task Force Dragoon, marks a checklist during a security inspection Aug. 11, 2013 at Forward Operati More
U.S. Army troops with Troop B (Bull Troop), 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, conduct a foot patrol Aug. 12, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan. The troops conducted the foot patrol i More
Equipment Operator Jon M. Wawrek (left) from Syracuse, N.Y., and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael A. Castaldi from Milford, Conn., both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 cap an artesian More
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, pins an Army Commendation medal onto a soldier from the 3rd Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Odierno’s stop More
Staff Sgt. Brian Starrs of A Company, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division is promoted by Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army More
New Afghan Local Police members display certificates of completion during a graduation ceremony in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. More than 70 villagers and district leaders showed p More
U.S. Army Sgt. David J. Reillyand and Sgt. Jesse J. Lynch, both assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, conduct a traffic control point (TCP) search at Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanista More
Departmental flags are lined up for the Naturalization Ceremony held at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, July‚ 4, 2013. Thirty-seven service members from 22 different countries took the Oath of Allegiance during More
U.S. Army Sgt. James Burchill with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, rides a four-wheeler as part of his duties as sergeant of the guard at Forward Operating Base Zangabad in Kandahar prov More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip K. Gage, left, the commander of the 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, and Command Sgt. Maj. Martin Celestine, the senior enlisted adviser for the squadron, uncase the colors More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Jurczak, internment resettlement noncommissioned officer for Combined Task Force Dragoon, marks a checklist during a security inspection Aug. 11, 2013 at Forward Operating Base More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Chadburn with Troop B (Bull Troop), 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, paints an area to mark a safe path for troops Aug. 12, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanis More
Equipment Operator Jon M. Wawrek (left) from Syracuse, N.Y., and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael A. Castaldi from Milford, Conn., both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, cap an artesian More
Equipment Operator 1st Class Jon M. Wawrek puts the final turn on the well cap of an artesian water well as Chief Equipment Operator Toby A. Davis looks on. Both Seabees are assigned to Naval Mobile Constructio More
Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, pins an Army Commendation Medal onto a soldier from the 3rd Infantry Division at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Odierno’s stop More
Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal gives a coin to a Soldier from1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during a Thanksgiving visit to Combat Outpost Sanjeray, Afg More
Young men display patriotism by holding an Afghan flag after a village security shura and an Afghan Local Police graduation ceremony held in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. More than More
U.S. Army Sgt. David J. Reilly, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, searches a car at a traffic control point (TCP) at Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The TCP assi More
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, commander, International Security Assistance Force, addresses 37 Service members from 22 different countries as they prepare to become American citizens during a natura More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip K. Gage, the commander of the 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon speaks with Troops during a transfer of authority ceremony at Zangabad, Afghanistan, July 20, 2013. The ceremon More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Jurczak, internment resettlement noncommissioned officer for Combined Task Force Dragoon, checks Hesco barriers for weaknesses Aug. 11, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, More
Equipment Operator Jon M. Wawrek (right) from Syracuse, N.Y., and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael A. Castaldi from Milford, Conn., both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, cap an artesia More
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, swears in 18 soldiers from 3rd Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division at FOB Zangabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2012. Odierno’s stop at the FOB was part of a Re More
Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal talks to a formation of Soldiers from 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during a Thanksgiving visit to Combat Outpost Sanje More
Villagers display and wave national flags after an Afghan Local Police graduation ceremony and village security shura held in Belambai village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 22. More than 70 villagers an More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment conduct a traffic control point (TCP) as the Logistical Support Team, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, travels through Panjwai district, Kand More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Phillip K. Gage, the commander of the 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon speaks during an interview with public affairs personnel after a transfer of authority ceremony at Zangabad, Af More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Jurczak, internment resettlement noncommissioned officer for Combined Task Force Dragoon, takes a photograph during a security inspection Aug. 11, 2013 at Forward Operating Base More
U.S. Army soldiers with Troop B (Bull Troop), 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, conduct a foot patrol Aug. 12, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan. The troops conducted the foot patrol More
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III and Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal chat with Task Force Buffalo Soldiers during a Thanksgiving visit to Combat Outpost Sanjeray, Afghanistan, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Justin R. Pereira, with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment conduct a traffic control point (TCP) in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The TCP was to assist with t More
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III chats with Task Force Buffalo Soldiers during a Thanksgiving visit to Combat Outpost Sanjeray, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. Austin and the Undersecretary More
U.S. Army Spc. Christopher W. Lord, with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment conducts personnel searches at a traffic control point (TCP) in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2013. The More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Jurczak, internment resettlement noncommissioned officer for Combined Task Force Dragoon, checks a Hesco barrier for weaknesses during a security inspection Aug. 11, 2013 at For More
Equipment Operator Jon M. Wawrek (out of frame) from Syracuse, N.Y., and Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Michael A. Castaldi from Milford, Conn., both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, cap an More
Task Force Buffalo Soldiers listen to a speech from the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and the Undersecretary of the Army during a Thanksgiving visit to Combat Outpost Sanjeray, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. The More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Bubb, and Staff Sgt. Jeremy N. Butler, both with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, scan grape row fields after the unit received small arms fire during a traffic control poi More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Sween, regimental engineer noncommissioned officer for Combined Task Force Dragoon, inspects a guard tower during a security inspection Aug. 11, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Zanga More
U.S. Army Pfc. Daniel Crowe with Troop B (Bull Troop), 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, takes a knee during a foot patrol Aug. 12, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan. Troops conducte More
Undersecretary Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal chats with Task Force Buffalo Soldiers during a Thanksgiving visit to Combat Outpost Sanjeray, Afghanistan, Nov. 22, 2012. Westphal and the Vice Chief of Staff of the More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Bubb, and Staff Sgt. Jeremy N. Butler, both with 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, observe as an Air Weapons Team assists the unit after receiving small arms fire during a t More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Richard Sween, regimental engineer noncommissioned officer for Combined Task Force Dragoon, looks over an inspection checklist Aug. 11, 2013 at Forward Operating Base Zangabad, Afghanistan. More